Spuffure

I’m about to say something I personally find fascinating…

I think the chances are pretty high that at least 70% of all media ever created are obscure/forgotten. It’s all about publicity usually, only occasionally does a piece of media reach fame, and that’s usually because of some form of publicity. Take Klaatu for example. Their solid debut album was only well known because they were at one point literally thought to have been a Beatles reunion. Before that, they fell into obscurity not long after they released it (yet were still critically acclaimed).

I’ve also seen (and bought) some old movies only available on one compilation DVD, the same goes for some old songs as well, I’ve seen (and bought) some genuinely great (and very old) songs only available on one compilation album, some you can’t even listen/watch ANY part of the song/film at all without buying the CD/DVD first, making it a bit of a gamble some of the time.

Now, there are a lot of silent films available to the public, but there are estimates that 90% of all silent films are now gone. If the majority of all silent films ever made no longer exist yet there is still a behemoth of silent film that do still exist, that must mean that the vast majority of say, '80s movies are obscure.

On top of that, I’ve seen some films that are incredibly hard to find yet still exist, and very rarely some foreign films that aren’t even on IMDb at all, yet are on some foreign equivalent (such as Douban).

And I bet those super obscure songs, movies, and maybe even TV shows must be hiding some great surprises, such as one very obscure album I recently bought.

Yeah, the “James Bond isn’t great” opinion has popped up quite a bit. I personally find Bond a very standard spy series, which is likely why I never really liked it, at least compared to Batman/Star Wars/Spider-Man/Superheroes in general, as they were unique.

I only really interacted with James Bond twice. Once was before or just when I joined this site, I was just watching YouTube compilations on the villain deaths.

Twice was after I hit my teen years and had an unused DVD of Dr. No lying around. You can probably guess why I watched it.

Yes. I agree. Art theft isn’t the main concern here. It’s a concern on dehumanizing art.

In terms of capitalism I have very mixed feelings.

Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Didn’t like it. Thought it was quite pretentious.

As Peter Griffin once said, it insists upon itself.

Superweapon VII said:

Spuffure said:

If the worst movie ever made really exists, it’s most likely a comedy. Why? Because most bad serious dramas and horror movies can be so bad they’re funny. A bad comedy, on the other hand, are more so bad it’s unfunny, therefore having pretty much no enjoyment value.

Pretty sure Coleman Francis never intended to make a comedy.

Okay, okay, you got me there.

Oh yeah, I just remembered, Fun in Balloon Land is not a comedy!

Now, this is only a half-b*tch, but I’m genuinely concerned about the rise of AI-generated media. Especially since that would bring Instant Gratification to a catastrophic high.

Not only this, it could also be a threat to human creativity.

I really hope we don’t go down the “In The Year 2525” route.

Now, I still think there are upsides to AI-generated content. It can provide some fun surprises here and there. But I do not support it completely taking over the media world and/or exploiting it.

But honestly, I would love to see a movie completely generated by AI.

What the hell YouTube movies? I’ve seen some of the movies hosted there have the wrong ratings. I’ve seen family friendly musicals have 18+ ratings for no apparent reason. And it sure was hell doesn’t match the ratings given to the movies (at least in my country).

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I don’t really like the Beach Boys all that much.

I apologize for that post. My mental health has been taking a sharp downturn.

If I could get my hands on the guy who came up with the idea that sex sells and so peppered movies with sex stuff, making me addicted to that shit, He’d walk away from me with a face not even a mother could love.

Fifty-O-Nine

Skybatman said:

this site is losing my interest more and more

Minor correction on #3. In 7 years time, only the year 1980 will be 50 years ago. And it was still culturally the '70s in that year.

CourtlyHades296 said:

Most of the best films of all time have already been made, and there’s not much being released mowadays that I have a desire to see now that superhero films are pushing out arthouse films and director-driven fare.

I agree 100%.

Granted, I don’t think modern movies suck per se, I just don’t like them. Just like modern music. That’s something the “wrong generation” crowd don’t get.

I don’t like modern music, but people who like modern pop music have the right to enjoy what they like, and I do too.

Yes and no. It depends on who has it.

How are all these subtle good things happening to me, yet I still feel like shit when I get back home?

And if I’ll eventually lose everything one way or another and suffer, wouldn’t it be best if we didn’t exist at all?

As two wise men once said, there must be more to life than this.

Now, I don’t hate this movie at all, but Napoleon Dynamite. It was very mediocre.

The dance scene was great, though.

5005

Superweapon VII said:

Spuffure said:

Superweapon VII said:

Spuffure said:

Superweapon VII said:

And since I’ve been reminded: Fast Times at Ridgemont High is not a good movie.

I’m curious: what are some other '80s “classics” you dislike?

Aliens, Altered States, An American Tail, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Flash Gordon, and Revenge of the Nerds have all fanned my hatred or indifference. I’d also include Pretty in Pink, but I wasn’t able to finish that one, so it doesn’t feel fair to include it.

Yeah. I get what you’re going at. '80s cheese is not on my diet.

I also completely understand why you don’t really like teen comedies of the era. I find '80s teen-related stuff annoying as shit. Not to mention lowbrow “humour”.

I don’t dislike them as a whole, though. I quite like John Hughes as a filmmaker, actually.

And I got Pretty in Pink mixed up with Sixteen Candles. Pretty in Pink wasn’t bad at all.

Yeah, lots of '80s teen-oriented movies can be good, such as Back to the Future.

I must have confused that with the more specific '80s sex comedies, with brows so low you can’t even see the eyes.

Since you’ve also removed your post, I’ll remove your quote.

REMOVED

Superweapon VII said:

Spuffure said:

The '[]0s really ended in []2/3.

Fixed that for you, since it’s true across all decades.

Only sometimes. The '70s really started in 1967/8.

The '70s really ended in 1982/3.

StarkillerAG said:

Spuffure said:

Superweapon VII said:

And since I’ve been reminded: Fast Times at Ridgemont High is not a good movie.

I’m curious: what are some other '80s “classics” you dislike?

I’m not him, but for me, it’s Caddyshack. That was my dad’s favorite movie as a teenager, and he always talked about how he wanted to show it to me when I was old enough. But we ended up watching it, and it was just so bland. I barely even remember a single thing about it, I just remember that literally none of the jokes landed at all. Even my dad was wondering why the hell he ever liked that movie.

An important reminder that popular doesn’t always mean great. I felt the exact same way about Monty Python & The Holy Grail, except for the opening credits, which were heart-stoppingly hilarious. I don’t know why it was that specific part of the movie and no other part, but man, if only the rest of the movie was as funny to me as the opening credits.

I do disagree with you on 80s music sucking though, although I guess it’s mainly because I have a much higher level of cheese tolerance than most people. Those songs where a guy with absurd hair screams about believing in yourself while another guy with absurd hair shreds on a guitar are ridiculous, but damn they’re fun. It’s basically the shonen anime spirit transferred into musical form.

I didn’t say '80s music sucked, per se, I meant that it began to start showing signs (subtle at first) of the suckiness that was to befall popular music (and culture) in later decades. I guess my wording made it sound like I said it flatout sucked.

Superweapon VII said:

Spuffure said:

Superweapon VII said:

And since I’ve been reminded: Fast Times at Ridgemont High is not a good movie.

I’m curious: what are some other '80s “classics” you dislike?

Aliens, Altered States, An American Tail, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Flash Gordon, and Revenge of the Nerds have all fanned my hatred or indifference. I’d also include Pretty in Pink, but I wasn’t able to finish that one, so it doesn’t feel fair to include it.

Yeah. I get what you’re going at. '80s cheese is not on my diet.

I also completely understand why you don’t really like teen comedies of the era. I find '80s teen-related stuff annoying as shit. Not to mention lowbrow “humour”.